Emergency Restoration - work continues on Duxford’s Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger of the Reich ‘Emergency Fighter Programme’ #ww2 #ww2history #warbirds #heinkel #luftwaffe | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Time for the regular check-in on IWM Duxford’s Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger- the wing tips are on and the engine cowling looks pretty smart #ww2 #ww2history #heinkel #warbirds #luftwaffe | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger under restoration at Imperial War Museum Duxford #ww2 #ww2history #warbirds #heinkel #luftwaffe | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Heinkel He162A-2 W/NR.120227 This Heinkel He 162 was built at Heinkel-Nord’s Marienehe plant, near Rostock, one of around 55 aircraft completed there from a total production run of 171 He 162s. It was delivered in late April 1945 to II./JG 1 at Leck airfield, near Husum on the Danish border—by then a gathering point for surviving Luftwaffe units in northern Germany. Although no unit code is recorded, the aircraft is believed to have carried “Red 2.” In total, at least 116 He 162A “Volksjäger” fi

Heinkel He 162 - an ‘emergency fighter’ that was as much a danger to its own pilots as it was to the enemy. #ww2 #ww2history #heinkel #WWII #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Coming along… 27 Dec and 9 Feb on the He 162 Volksjäger restoration at IWM Duxford. #ww2 #wwii #ww2history #heinkel #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft